CUMMINGS, Clair Vincent
(Mike)Cummings died during the evening of August 5, 2006, with his family by his side. He was the husband of Patricia Cummings. Residence, North Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. & Mrs. Clair Vincent Cummings are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial of the former in St. John's Catholic Church, Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at ten o'clock. The prayers of final commendation and farewell will be at the Riverview Memorial Park. Friends may call at the J. HENRY STUHR, INC. NORTH AREA CHAPEL on Tuesday between six and eight o'clock. He was born on April 10, 1931 in Masonville, Iowa, the son of Francis and Eula Lamb Cummings. He graduated from Lamont High School and entered the US Navy at the age of 17.
His 20 year career as a Mineman took him to Hawaii, Japan, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, California, and finally Charleston, where he retired in 1967. He worked at the former Gulf Oil Plant as a mechanic until his retirement. He was an active parishioner at St. John's Catholic Church for 42 years. A jack-of-all-trades, our husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather gave unconditionally of his love, strength, wisdom, and talents. We will miss his exceptional sense of humor and unfailing love of life.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Cummings; two sisters, Sr. Mary Kevin (Beverly) Cummings of Dubuque, IA and Joyce Carpenter of Mt. Vernon, IA; three sons: Edward (Fran) Cummings, Donald (Rebecca) Cummings and Timothy (Victoria) Cummings; seven daughters: Diane York, Margaret (Sam) Brock, Kelly (Danny) Kirk, Lisa (Ted) Blevins, Tammy (Sam) Cox, Sandra (Phillip) Euper and Jany (Bryan) Pooser; 26 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his brother, James Cummings and two grandchildren, Greg Brock and Katherine York. For those who would like to do something lasting in Mike's name consider making a donation to his beloved St. John's Catholic Church at 3921 St. John's Avenue, N. Charleston, SC 29405. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.